Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all those involved who provided their expertise to develop this learning strategy toolkit for students with disabilities at the University of Toronto.
This toolkit was a tri-campus project managed by Tina Doyle, Director, AccessAbility Services (UTSC) with the support of Elizabeth Martin, Director, Accessibility Services (UTM) and Michael Nicholson, Director, Accessibility Services (St. George).
Many of the learning strategies were consolidated into a single document for the university by Marlene McIntosh BSc, MBA, Med. Marlene McIntosh was a Learning Strategist/Assistive Technologist at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario for thirteen years. She specialized in teaching adults with learning disabilities, and she helped to develop the online Applied Learning Disability Specialist program. She taught learning strategies and assistive technology in combination to help students determine which strategies and technology suit their learning needs. She ended her career at Cambrian College as an Accessibility Advisor to help students with disabilities determine which accommodations, learning strategies, and assistive technology could help them succeed in post-secondary education.
Maureen Barnes reviewed and recommended strategies for this toolkit based on Maureen's significant knowledge and expertise gained as a former Educational Specialist/Manager in Learning Disability Services at York University, as Director of York University's Accessibility Services where she taught a first-year course which primarily covered Learning Strategies and as the Assistant Manager/Learning Strategist at Trent. Maureen holds a Master of Arts (MA) in Education.
The learning strategy toolkit was further developed by tri-campus partners to consider changes due to the pandemic, resources available at the university, the integration of learning strategies and assistive technology, and linking strategies specific to disability-related impacts.
We wish to thank the learning strategists, peer learning strategists and staff in the tri-campus Accessibility offices at the University of Toronto for their contributions to the toolkit especially Reginald Oey, Sarah Kloke, Bridgette Dick, Allison Brown, Jennifer Martel, Jennifer Sinclair and Alissa Evans.
About the Strategies and Resources
The content of this website is made available for non-profit and non-commercial purposes only. The toolkit has been compiled for educational purposes only to teach learning strategies for students with disabilities at the University of Toronto. Many of these strategies are in the public domain.